Browsing College of Health Sciences (CHS) by Author "Katabira, Elly T."
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Characteristics of HIV-1 discordant couples enrolled in a trial of HSV-2 suppression to reduce HIV-1 transmission: the partners study.
Mugo, Nelly; Lingappa, Jairam R.; Kahle, Erin; Mujugira, Andrew; Magaret, Amalia; Baeten, Jared; Bukusi, Elizabeth A.; Cohen, Craig R.; Katabira, Elly T.; Ronald, Allan; Kiarie, James; Farquhar, Guy; Stewart, Grace John; Makhema, Joseph; Essex, M.; Were, Edwin; Fife, Kenneth (Public Library of Science, 2009-04-30)Background: The Partners HSV-2/HIV-1 Transmission Study (Partners Study) is a phase III, placebo-controlled trial of daily acyclovir for genital herpes (HSV-2) suppression among HIV-1/HSV-2 co-infected persons to reduce ... -
Etiology of pruritic papular eruption with HIV infection in Uganda.
Resneck, Jack S. Jr,; Van Beek, Marta; Oyugi, Jessica; Furmanski, Lisa; LeBoit, Philip E.; Katabira, Elly T.; Kambugu, Fred; Maurer, Toby; Berger, Tim; Pletcher, Mark J.; Machtinger, Edward L. (American Medical Association, 2004-12-01)Context A frequent cause of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)–related morbidity in sub-Saharan Africa is a commonly occurring, intensely pruritic skin rash. The resulting scars are disfiguring and stigmatizing. Despite ... -
The international HIV dementia scale: a new rapid screening test for HIV dementia.
Sacktor, Ned C.; Wong, Matthew; Nakasujja, Noeline; Skolasky, Richard L.; Selnes, Ola A.; Musisi, Seggane; Robertson, Kevin; McArthur, Justin C.; Ronald, Allan; Katabira, Elly T. (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2005)Objective: HIV dementia is an important neurological complication of advanced HIV infection. The use of a cross-cultural screening test to detect HIV dementia within the international community is critical for diagnosing ... -
Total lymphocyte count of 1200 is not a sensitive predictor of CD4 lymphocyte count among patients with HIV disease in Kampala, Uganda
Kamya, Moses R.; Semitala, Fred C.; Quinn, Thomas C; Allan, Ronald; Njama-, Meya, Denise; Mayanja-, Kizza, Harriet; Katabira, Elly T.; Spacek, Lisa A. (Makerere University Medical School, 2004-08)Introduction: Total Lymphocyte Count (TLC) has been found to be an inexpensive and useful marker for staging disease, predicting progression to AIDS and death and monitoring response to ART. However, the correlation between ... -
Total lymphocyte count of 1200 is not a sensitive predictor of CD4 lymphocyte count among patients with HIV disease in Kampala, Uganda
Kamya, Moses R.; Semitala, Fred C.; Quinn, Thomas C; Allan, Ronald; Njama-Meya, Denise; Mayanja-Kizza, Harriet; Katabira, Elly T.; Spacek, Lisa A. (Makerere University Medical School, 2004-08)Introduction: Total Lymphocyte Count (TLC) has been found to be an inexpensive and useful marker for staging disease, predicting progression to AIDS and death and monitoring response to ART. However, the correlation between ...